| There are 2 types of sports clubs; those that offer | | | | sports marketing, event management, facility |
| multiple disciplines in sport and those that only offer | | | | management, and sports information." |
| one. The more disciplines a club offers and the bigger | | | | I think that means that sports management takes |
| its membership base, the more powerful it becomes. | | | | care of all the admin in sport as well as all of the |
| Single discipline clubs tend to be smaller than | | | | organising and arranging. It probably includes a lot of |
| multi-discipline clubs, but in certain cases they too can | | | | the functions of a committee i.e. the secretary for |
| rise to great power. Clubs can offer these disciplines | | | | notes and paperwork, the treasurer for money, the |
| at an amateur or professional level, or both. Clubs | | | | chairperson for general management purposes. |
| also offer a range of programmes including | | | | Without a structure in place to take care of these |
| competitive, recreational and instructional | | | | tasks there would be chaos and nothing would ever |
| programmes. | | | | get done. No events would be organised, no training |
| The competitive programmes are usually held in | | | | would take place, there would never be any money |
| different leagues to ensure that players of all levels | | | | or if there was, no one would know where it was or |
| get a chance to compete. There are also a variety | | | | how to get hold of it or what to spend it on (other |
| of championships and tournaments that individuals are | | | | than themselves). Worst of all there would be no one |
| entitled to enter under the club name. If a club is | | | | to complain to because with no one in charge who is |
| lucky and has sponsorships or enough members to | | | | there to blame? |
| bolster its coffers, it may have enough money to | | | | The bigger the club the more complicated sports |
| subsidise tracksuits or t-shirts for its members so | | | | management becomes, presumably. If the club is a |
| that when they do compete in tournaments they are | | | | multi-disciplined club then there may be many |
| able to wear club colours. It is often the smaller | | | | subcommittees for each of the disciplines. They |
| recreational clubs who don't have identifying club | | | | would all have a representative on the large |
| colours, but they usually make up for it with club | | | | overriding committee to report on activities and |
| spirit. Bigger, more professional clubs may have club | | | | functioning. The overriding committee would have to |
| tracksuits, t-shirts and badges to identify themselves. | | | | keep on top of all the subcommittees and know |
| They may have an established fan base and will | | | | what is going on in all of them and help them sort |
| probably have modern training facilities. | | | | out their problems as they arise or delegate tasks |
| All clubs require their members to pay membership | | | | for each sub-clubs that would help with the overall |
| fees. That is part of how they make their money. | | | | running of the club. It would be quite a monumental |
| Most businesses are happy enough to sponsor prizes | | | | undertaking and would require great organisational |
| for once off occasions like a championship finals day | | | | skills. |
| or a tournament but are very reluctant to provide | | | | In cases like this it may help to have an online sports |
| long-term sponsorship, unless the club is big and well | | | | management system, which simplifies a lot of admin |
| known and popular within the community. Being on a | | | | tasks and makes the information easily accessible and |
| winning streak also helps. Then they are only too | | | | easily understandable once you have accessed it. An |
| happy to be associated with the club on a long-term | | | | online management system will also allow the club to |
| basis, which is handy for buying all the modern | | | | store all kinds of valuable data such as information on |
| training equipment. If the team is really big and | | | | opposition players, opposition weaknesses as well as |
| successful they could have TV rights, there could be | | | | own team weaknesses, opposition strengths and |
| transfer fees from players and in some cases there | | | | own team strengths. You can store information on |
| is merchandising. If you earn an income from | | | | each game and statistics related to the game in |
| merchandising then you know that you have hit the | | | | general. The more information that you gain and |
| big time. | | | | store the more your teams benefit. |
| Wikipedia says that sports management is "a field of | | | | Online sports management systems allow you to be |
| education and vocation concerning the business | | | | organised and efficient as well as keep up to date on |
| aspect of sport. Some examples of sport managers | | | | all relevant information. All of this is to the benefit of |
| include the front office system in professional sports, | | | | the club and will help to make the club a winning club |
| college sports managers, recreational sport managers, | | | | as well as a powerful one. |